Fruit-cutting implement



M. H. DAVIS. FRUIT CUTTING IMPLEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY l3. WM}.

1 ,3 1 3,273 V Patented Aug. 19, 1919.

WWW e as! THE COLUMBIA PLANOURAPlI CO WASHINGTON, n. \t.

MACK H. DAVIS, 01? FIN'IS, TEXAS, AS SIGN'OR 0F ONE-HALF TEXAS.

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' rnu'rzr-currme IMPLEMENT.

Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application filed May 13, 1918. Serial No. 234,188.

To all whom it may concern:

'Be it known that I, MACK H. DAVIS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Finis, in the county of Jack, State of Texas, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Fruit-Cutting Implements; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in fruit cutting implements andparticularly to devices for splitting lemons. 7

One object of the present invention is to provide a novel and improveddevice of this character whereby a lemon or other Similar fruit can bequickly and effectively cut into two equal parts, preparatory to thesqueezing thereof.

Another object is to provide a novel and simple device of this characterwhich will avoid the usual and dangerous practice of cutting the lemonswith a knife, as well as to greatly increase the speed with which thelemons can be cut.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device in open position, andlooking from the pivotal end of the device.

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 22 ofFig. 1.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, 10 and 11 representa pair of levers which are pivotally connected together at one end, asshown at 12. Intermediate the ends of the lever 10 there is formed afiat diskal portion 13, and extending at right angles from the innerface of said portion is a block 14. In the end face of the block thereis formed a recess 15 which is adapted to receive a portion of the lemonto be squeezed, as will be more fully explained hereinafter. Formedlongitudinally through the center of the block is a kerf or slot 16which divides the block into tWo portions, as is clearly shown in thedrawing. At a corresponding portion slots 19, by means of the transverserivets' Patented Au 19, 1919. r

or pins 20. The edge of the knife blade, 7

within the ring, or that edge which is directed toward and which isreceived in the kerf of the block 14, when the levers are broughttogether, is formed with a point 21, the portions of this edge inclininglongitudinally in opposite directions away from said point. Thus theknife blade will be better able to get a start into the lemon when thelevers are brought together.

It will thus be seen that when a lemon is placed in the inner portion ofthe ring, and the lever 10 moved toward said ring, the block 14: willengage the lemon and push the same against the knife blade with theresult that the lemon will be cut into two. parts and pushed through thering. Thus the lemon can be more quickly and effectively cut than wherea lmife isused. Also, the danger to the fingers of the operator iseliminated.

There is thus provided a novel and simple device by means of whichlemons, as well as other similar small fruit, can be cut preparatory tosqueezing the juices therefrom, and without danger to the fingers of theoperator. Furthermore, the speed with which the fruit can be cut isgreatly increased over the old method of using a knife.

What is claimed is:

1. A fruit cutting implement including a" the levers having anintermediate disk porangular knife blade secured Within the ring tionformed With an elevated extending and arranged for reception in saidkerf. 10 block having alongitudinal kerf, said block In testimonywhereof, I aflix my signabeing formed with a lemon receiving recessture'in the'presence of two Witnesses.

in the end face thereof, the other lever be- MACK. H. DAVIS.llllgifOllIlGd intermediately with a ring por- Witnesses: V I tionhaving its inner face inclined, and LOUIS MOORE,

longitudinally extending substantially tri- SAMUEL SHANAFELT,

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, :washington, m0.

